Anyone have a Fermentasaurus?

[Mark Solomon]

I had the Fermentasaurus and now the Fermzilla. They are both pretty thin and will ding if you are not careful, but this will not affect it's performance. My Fermentasaurus did scratch but I was being careless with a carboy brush. The Fermzilla is MUCH easier to clean as you can get your whole arm in there. The new version is 100% better design than the new one....so far I love it!

-Mark

I've been using my 35L Fermentasaurus for ~15 months and am very pleased with its durability. The plastic is very scratch-resistant; I'm not aware that I have any scratches on the inside or outside of mine, including where it sits on the metal stand. And I treat mine pretty roughly. I pick it up and turn it over to rouse the dry hops and squeeze the collection bottle to get the hops out (both initially and after they settle). Either no or negligible dings in the fermenter, but quite a few in the collection bottle, though it's still intact. The plastic is pretty thin, except at the cone where it is built up, but it is very strong (and extremely lightweight, which is important since the beer is damn heavy). I'm not sure if the smaller new fermzilla is the same or thicker.

 

[cpham574]

Thank you guys so much for the input! I just ordered the fermzilla along with the pressure kit from morebeer. Can’t wait!!